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Gurukul is an ecumenical theological community for communicating the liberative Gospel of Jesus Christ by training and empowering the community of God's people towards Peace, Justice and Integrity of God's Creation

Feminist Theological Issues

A Reader in Feminist Theology

A Reader in Feminist TheologyBy Prasanna Kumari (ed.)174 pages;Published in 1993Rs.75;Available in paperback

Published by Department of Research and Publications for Department of Women's Studies in Gurukul, this compilation takes us through a wide spectrum - 'Critique of Tradition and Interpretation', 'Theological Reconstruction' and insight into the 'Challenge of Women Power'. It's a new and fresh glimpse of an inclusive church.

Abortion: The Agony & the Aftermath

Abortion: The Agony & the AftermathBy Prasanna Kumari71 pages;Published in 1992Rs.35;Available in paperback

Women are beset with many problems and one such is abortion. In a country like India where childbearing is regarded as a symbol of God's favour, abortion has a legal sanction. The author thrashes out the circumstances that push a woman to seek abortion and the self torture induced by the feeling of guilt as a result of such deliberation, including the social environment that accompanies the role of a man in the whole trauma.

Gender in Contemporary India

A compendium of useful information on 'Gender and Patriarchy' - the socio-cultural issues, status and the present scenario are dealt with. Under the title 'Women and Development' - the prospects of the organised sector and the disorganised sector are addressed. An exposition of 'Law related to Women' with reference to the Uniform Civil Code is made available by the authors. The issue of 'Women and Media' is yet another concern that is being incorporated in the book.

Women, Church and Society

Women, Church and SocietyBy Prasanna Kumari (ed.)222 pages;Published in 1999Rs.75;Available in paperback

A compendious work on the subject under three major divisions namely Political and Social Concerns, Feminist Theological Issues and Church and Women brings to the fore many vital issues. Beginning with the status of women in India, the topic takes us to political empowerment of women, economic self reliance and eco-feminism. Women's ordination is yet another topic that takes us on to a vision for the church in India.

Women in Indian Culture

Women in Indian CultureBy Katti Padma Rao162 pages;Published in 1999Rs.100;Available in paperback

An analytical treatise of women's position in India and how Manusmriti & Kamasutra had sanctioned women's role primarily as those subjected to men. The manipulation of culture and religion in the hands of a few is indeed disquieting, expounds the author.